Best extensions for Firefox 2

IE Tab

Extremely useful for those sites that require Internet Explorer and for testing purposes, this add-on loads any Web page as IE would display it, in the Firefox browser. A simple button in the Firefox status bar quickly and easily switches sites to IE and back. You also can specify some sites to always open with IE Tab.

Google Notebook

Google Notebook is very similar to Clipmarks, but has better Firefox integration. It also works in IE6. As with Clipmarks, the user manually extracts text and images out of the page – but this information is unstructured. Google Notebook has had mixed reviews so far, but we think Google is currently putting in resources to improve it.

Browster

Browster is a very cool add-on that enhances your browsing experience – for example mousing over a link gives you a preview of the website. It enables you to speed up your browsing experience and can save a lot of clicks in the long run. It does this by automatically pre-fetching links. It’s a free add-on for both IE and Firefox – and hopes to make a profit by putting ads in the pop-up previews.

Ook? Video Ook!

This extension for downloading embedded media is preferable to similar add-ons because it lets you go bananas with video. It offers one-click downloading, and it can save videos in their native formats– Flash video, WMP or MOV. Also, it saves YouTube videos with their original file names or those of your choosing–not some nonsensical code.

blueorganizer

228644176 2e2893cc77 m Best extensions for Firefox 2 The blueorganizer smart browsing extension for Firefox is developed by Alex’s company adaptiveblue. This extension drives productivity by building smarts and semantics into the browser. The blueorganizer integrates with many popular sites and services – including Amazon, Flickr, YouTube, iTunes, Odeo and Netflix. It utilizes Amazon’s S3 storage service, as well as being run from the Firefox browser – so it is using the Web as a platform in many ways. SolutionWatch has a great review of blueorganizer, if you want to find out more.

FoxyTunes

Why bother switching to another application to manage your music player when you’ve got this awesome extension? This summer’s update to version 2 added in a host of Web functionality, such as searching for artists, photos, lyrics, and albums on a variety of sites.

Answers

Answers is an add-on that promises to “instantly deliver the information you are looking for”. It comes from answers.com, which is a popular online dictionary and Wikipedia syndication site. Alex says this is a “perfect example of smart integration with a service in the browser”. The Answers add-on works like this:

“Just point at any word, hold the Alt key and click. Upon letting go, an AnswerTip in the form of a pop-up “information bubble” appears on the screen explaining the term.”

Forecastfox
With this option-laden weather-monitoring plug-in, you can choose between Celsius or Fahrenheit, create different location profiles, and adjust if and how the extended forecast appears. There also are customizable icons, optional labels, day and night settings, and Forecast Fox even differentiates between today’s forecast and current conditions.
delicious
The del.icio.us extension for Firefox allows you to easily bookmark webpages in del.icio.us, from within the Firefox browser. It integrates with the Firefox toolbar and provides extra options such as right-click menu and highlight text to add notes.

Download Statusbar
Download Statusbar takes the idea of the Download Manager, sticks it in a minimizable toolbar, and then tacks on some cool functionality. From the full mode, you can rename or delete downloaded files, or copy the source URL to the clipboard. Mini-mode changes the app to an unobtrusive progress monitor, with the full mode a click away.